Marc Gasol doesn't have any plans to return to Barcelona during an extended lockout.

Gasol will be a free agent as soon as the NBA's offseason can begin.

"The plan for me is to stay (in the NBA) because it's the best league in the world," said Gasol. "I feel blessed and really appreciate that. You can't play for Barcelona thinking, 'I stay for a couple of months and leave'. It would be selfish and that's not how I am."